Swedish Embassy in Manila will be closing in June 2008

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This was not relayed in the French newspapers.

Anyway even if E.U. headquarter is working on this, it's far from being approved by all countries.
May be in 50 years...

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Found on Manila Swedish Embassy website:
Read here: http://www.swedenabroad.com/News____...?slaveid=72758


2008-03-25
The Embassy of Sweden cannot receive new applications for residence and work permits

The time slots for interview for a residence and work permit are fully booked until the closure of the Embassy of Sweden on May 31, 2008. Thus the Embassy cannot accept any new applications.
The Embassy of Sweden in Manila has no more time slots for interviews for residence and work permits until the closure of the Embassy on May 31, 2008.
The new procedure will be posted on the website as soon as it is completed. It will be the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok that will take over the applications for residence and work permits from the Philippines.
E-mail your questions to: ambassaden.manila@foreign.ministry.se

Here is the web site of the Swedish Embassy in Thailand: http://www.swedenabroad.com/Start____4803.aspx
It's far and costly if you have to travel there...